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Liberals Want Best For the Cuban Boy

George J. Borjas (Op-Ed, Jan. 12) writes that Elian Gonzalez should be allowed to remain in the United States because the boy's country, Cuba, has a repressive Communist government. Mr. Borjas seems unable to perceive the implications of his position. By this logic we should be open to the prospect of allowing millions of Chinese children to come to this country -- and that would be just the beginning.

Mr. Borjas implicitly accuses those who favor reuniting Elian with his father of failing to set aside their pro-Castro sympathies. In truth, it is plain that some in the Cuban-American community are the ones who are letting their political agenda interfere with a dispassionate determination of what is best for a motherless child far from home.